[chevyrestoguy]

Thanks for the links and the tip on the S-10 Blazer license plate box, Chip. I assume that the box is from the '82-'92(?) style with the chrome bumpers. Funny, I should have known that. I had a really nice '88 S-10 back in the day that was a show-winner that wound up getting exported to Japan back when those guys were buying American vehicles like they were going out of style. The guy made me an offer that was thousands of dollars higher than anyone else, and off she went. I had a Blazer rear bumper on that thing, and that was the only time I ever saw it done. That thing had a KILLER paint job. I sketched up a design, and Brad and another buddy went nuts on the paint and graphics. It won "Best Graphics" (and a $1000 check!) at the Chevrolet-sponsored Pick-up Trick-up Contest at Pomona in 1991. We took out the heavy hitters of the custom paint world like Pete Santini, Doug Starbuck, and other big-name shops. I'll try to find some pictures of that truck and post 'em up.

Yes, the background has changed, and the '64 is now back at home. I had a slab poured next to the house, and now there's room for the '64, the '71 Camaro, and the '83 C10, plus I could maybe fit 1 or 2 more. Now, I'm looking at putting up some kind of roof extension so I can work in the shade and not have the cars out in the weather. I'm hoping to sell the '83 to help offset the cost. I'm in that "whittle-down" mode right now, and I want to thin out the herd and concentrate on 1 or 2 projects max. Right now, I'm thinking that the two projects will be the '64 and the Camaro.